04/11/2026
This one is for anyone who has cleaned up their diet, ditched the seed oils, started building sun tolerance slowly, and STILL burns way too easily.
If that’s you, mold toxicity is worth putting on your radar.
Mycotoxins, the toxic compounds produced by mold in water-damaged buildings, do something specific to the body that most people don’t connect to sun sensitivity. They deplete glutathione, which is your primary antioxidant defense against UV-induced oxidative damage. They drive histamine dysregulation, which makes skin more reactive to heat and light. And they suppress mitochondrial function, which plays a direct role in how your cells respond to and recover from sun exposure.
The result is a body stuck in chronic low-grade immune activation with almost no reserve left to handle environmental stressors, including the sun. So you burn… and nothing seems to help 🫠
Signs this might be your issue: you burn abnormally fast even with short exposure, you react to heat in general, you have brain fog, fatigue, or sinus issues that never fully resolve, and you live or work in a building with any history of water damage.
Urinary mycotoxin testing through Mosaic Diagnostics or Great Plains (simple and affordable test that EVERYONE should do!!), combined with HERTSMI-2 testing for your home, is where to start. Supporting glutathione with NAC, glycine, and selenium, along with phosphatidylcholine (PC) to rebuild damaged cell membranes, can help the body begin to clear the burden. Binders under practitioner guidance help move toxins out.
But none of it will work if you stay in the building. You either remove yourself from the mold or you remove every piece of infested material. There is no supplement protocol that can outpace ongoing exposure. That step is non-negotiable.
✨ Comment MOLD and I’ll send you my recommended supports